Already with all the players who were against Paraguay, the National Team trained with Uruguay in mind: Scaloni will only define the team on Sunday and Messi will start.
The Argentina Selection trained this afternoon for the match against Uruguay, which will be played tomorrow from 8.30 pm at the Monumental, for the fifth date of the Qualifiers.
Lionel Scaloni, technical director of the Argentine National Team, will only confirm the team a few hours before the match because he wants to see how some players recover from the wear and tear caused by Thursday’s clash against Paraguay in Asunción. In fact, the idea would be to make several modifications in the formation.
Beyond that Marcos Acuña He recovered from the muscle discomfort that caused his departure in the last game, today he was always in the starting team Nicolas Tagliafico. What’s more, Lautaro Martinez it would be from the start after being preserved by an overload that it brought from Italy.
In that way, with Lionel messi in perfect condition, the probable team would be with: Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Tagliafico; Angel Di María, Rodrigo de Paul, Guido Rodríguez or Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso or Alejandro Gómez; Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez.
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The word of Lionel Scaloni about the formation of the Argentine National Team to play with Uruguay
“The rest of the players, taking Lautaro Martínez and Marcos Acuña out, are fine, but until noon tomorrow I will not be clear about the team because it depends on the recovery of the players,” said Scaloni, in the press conference that gave this afternoon.
“I cannot guarantee 100 percent that Lautaro Martínez will be there. I cannot confirm his presence because first we have training this afternoon, but whoever plays will be satisfactory,” said the coach regarding the Inter forward, who lost the match to Paraguay due to an overload.
“We will see how those who played the other day are doing and today is the most tired day. The Huevo Acuña came out with a discomfort and we hope that today he can move normally. Then we will make the decision,” said Scaloni.
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